Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
They told Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak with us, or we may die.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Holman Bible
“You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
A Conservative Version
And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear, but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
American Standard Version
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Amplified
Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.”
Bible in Basic English
And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.
Darby Translation
and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to Moses, Speak thou with us and we will hear: and God shall not speak with us lest we shall die.
King James 2000
And they said unto Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will listen, but let not God speak with us, lest we die."
Modern King James verseion
And they said to Moses, You speak with us, and we will hear. But let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the people saw it, they removed and stood afar off and said unto Moses, "Talk thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God talk with us, lest we die."
NET Bible
They said to Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."
New Heart English Bible
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said unto Moses, Speak, thou, with us, and we will hear, - but let not God speak with us lest we die.
Webster
And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
World English Bible
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die."
Youngs Literal Translation
and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
Interlinear
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Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:19
Images Exodus 20:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People's Reaction
18 All the people experienced the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram's horn, and the smoking mountain. And as the people experienced it, they trembled and stood at a distance. 19 They told Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak with us, or we may die. 20 Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may fear him in order that you don't sin."
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:16
because this is what you asked from the LORD your God at Horeb when you were assembled together: "Don't let us hear the voice of the LORD our God again, or even see this great fire otherwise, we will die.'
Galatians 3:19
Why, then, was the Law added? Because of transgressions, until the descendant came about whom the promise pertained. It was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator.
Genesis 32:30
Jacob would later call that place Peniel, because "I saw God face to face, but my life was spared."
Exodus 33:20
But," he said, "You cannot see my face, because a man cannot see me and live."
Deuteronomy 5:5
I stood at that time as mediator between the LORD and you to declare his message to you, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. He said:
Deuteronomy 5:23-27
When you heard the voice from the darkness while the mountain was blazing, all the leaders and elders of your tribes came to me and said:
Acts 7:38
This Moses is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and to our ancestors. He received living truths to give to us,
Hebrews 12:19
to a trumpet's blast, or to a voice that made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them.